Safety-clip for pens and pencils.



a; v9. A. c. HEATH. AFE-TY CLIP FOR FEMS AND PEWCILS.

APPLICATION FILED mm 112'. $912.

Put nm July fi, m5.

SAZlTFEfllIdf-GLIP 1 E TEENS; AND "PENCIL-IS.

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- Specification. of. Letters Patent.

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Application filed June 12, 1915,. Serial No, 733,238.

To (ZZZ who) if only concern lie it known that We, and Ammo (l. HEATH, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of li lewerh, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented crtain new and useful 1H1- provements in Safety-Clips for Pens and Pencils, or". i ich the following" is a full, clear, and exact description, such are will. enable others; skilled in art to which pertaim; to H and llSi-Bil'lli some, reference being had to th woompmwir (llitWlDQ'S, and to letters .i rence m: thereon,

'foriiiing a part this spe llur invention relates to ii devices for he pens and.

" some are "not, to pro-viii i1; elip provided agents adopted 3 owned the t "rrel of tl A merits in s in the J in use, and. iriexpehsire integral. sewith pen or 'ehy said.

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Figure 1 represents a front GiSVll'lIlilli 0;? our device secured. to the pen protect; W Fig. 52 represents :1 side elevati some. Fig. represents :1 cross the ien protecting cap with the clip secured thereto. Fig. 'i represents i i121 t taken on lines fl*i(! of I ing in the direction lllllll ted by arrow. Fig. 5 represents an View of a. modified, form of safety elipl l 6 represents a side elevation of the some; Fig. 7 represents cross-section of the Gnome 'W. lr-l EAr-ir pen pen and 6 the protecting cop to which is permanently secured the safety clip 0 is lllustreted in the drawings. The safety clip 0 consiets of a spring, the lower end of which is turned up at a), and forms one jaw of a. lamp, of which the pen or pencil holder "his the other jaw. and this chimp by the action of the springcngziges the pocket and holds the pen or pencil. securely therein. The uppereiid of the clip 0 is provided with two downwardly extending integral nihs e and f bent free). the general plane thereof, (see Figs. 3 and 6 of the drawings) the nib 7" being pierced from the body of the clip and bent at thereto as clearly indicated. 'lhese ii grrel miles a and f are designed. to pass through euihihle apertures ii). the protecting cap. or pencil holder lzirrel. over against the inside ihoivii.

e. and 6 of tl" drmvings. We have the clip art that p0 it where it is deto be secured to the pen protecting cup or pencil barrel wi h a raised converr portion 57 so formed that when the clip is secured to the pen. protecting cap of :1 four. In pen, or the barrel of pencil holder, the nihs c and f Will have locking en gr gemeiit therewith and instead of projecting into the cap or barrel will by the action e enitohle punches and dies, he turned over (iinst and force the metal of the barrel in i slio W H log a flush rior surface in'the barrel, as indicated ill r 1g. i" oi the drawings.

The invention not limited to the exact embodiment shown, but may he modified in VDlOUS Ways in the scope of the following elmi'iis.

We claim:

l. 1's. clip comm-11g a clamping member,. a hose portion integrally attached thereto, Filld 21x0 portion having a conceived attach ing 'luce,. zz lug out from said base and bent at an angle themto, and mlzipted to project into i1 pen barrel, and a second lug extending from the end of the hase portion and at an zrigrle thereto.

It pen clip Forming an article of man lhietore adapted to be fastened to a fountain: pen barrel said clip comprising a onemiece Sit sheet of spring metal relatively thin coniparecl with its other dimensions having a, base zuiaptecl to conform to the confignrm tion of the outer surface of barrel and lmving'a pocket engaging member integral therewith, said base portion having a plnmlity of prongs integral therewith and one of said prongs ilililpted to be bent from the general plane of the base to fasten the clip to the pen barrel, one of said prongs being an extension from an outer edge of said base.

3. A olig comprising 1 clamping member, at base portion integrally etteeheil thereto, said base portion having a conoeved attaching face, :1- lug out from saiti base and bent at an angle thereto ancl adapted to project into pen barrel, and a second lug extending from the end of the base portion and adapted to project into a pen barrel.

4'. A. pen clip forming an article of manufeature adapted to be fastened to a fountain pen barre said clip comprising a one-piece sheet spring motel. having a base adapted to conform snbstrntially to the configuration of the outer surface or having a. pocket-engaging member therewith? sa'ul base rslity of prongs integral. therewith and integral the barrel and portion having a. plugrantee adapted to fasten the clip to the pen barrel, one or said prongs being positioned at an outer edge of said base.

5. A clip comprising a. clamping member, a base portion integrally attire iocl thereto, :1 lug out from said base and bent at an angle thereto and adapted to project into :1 pen barrel, and a second lug extending from an edge of the portion and adapted to projoot into a. pen barrel.

6. A pen clip forming an. artiele of manufacture :ulapt'ed to be stenerl. to it fountain pen barrel, suit: clip ronfiprising a. one-piece strip of spring metal, having :1 relatively broad base adapted to conform to the curvature of the barrel. :1 prong; out from said base I and bent from the plane thereof, :1 second prong extending from one edge of said, base and a relatively long pocket engaging meniber extending from the edge oi? said base opposite said second prong.

This specification signed and witnessed this 10th day of June, 1912.

GEO. W. l-IEATH. ALFRED C. HEATH.

Witnesses J. J. Fnnnnnrcns, C. N. P1601. 

